Azhatebage climate — normals and trends
Azhatebage (China) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 69 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Azhatebage averages 110 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 14 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Azhatebage between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 7 July 1953) and the coldest -24.8 °C (on 21 December 1974).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AzhatebageXinjiang
- coords
- 38.66°, 77.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.0°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
8.3°C
Annual rainfall
69mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
33.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
110 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
14 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.5 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
74 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.1 °C
7 July 1953
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
21 December 1974
Wettest day
62 mm
27 August 1982
Windiest day
112.4 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
92.5 km/h
7 May 1940
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
12 July 1944
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
21 December 1974
Snowiest day
7.8 cm
26 February 1976
Sunniest day
14.0 h
14 June 2019
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 35.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 22.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 3.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Azhatebage?
Azhatebage has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.0 °C and it receives 69 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Azhatebage?
The hottest day measured in Azhatebage between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1953, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Azhatebage?
The coldest day measured in Azhatebage between 1940 and 2025 was 21 December 1974, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Azhatebage?
Yes. Azhatebage gets on average 4.5 cm of snow per year and has around 110 frost days.
Has the climate of Azhatebage warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Azhatebage.
What is the wettest day in Azhatebage?
The wettest day measured in Azhatebage between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1982, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Azhatebage?
The windiest day measured in Azhatebage between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 112.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Azhatebage?
The warmest month in Azhatebage is July (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Azhatebage?
Azhatebage receives on average 69 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 14 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Azhatebage?
Azhatebage gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Azhatebage?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Azhatebage between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1976, with 7.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Azhatebage?
Yes: Azhatebage has on average 74 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Azhatebage?
In Azhatebage, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 12 July 1944, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 21 December 1974.
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